| Subject: | JCAHO National Patient Safety Goal 8A and 8B |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Mon, 16 Jan 2006 - 10:00 am |
| The Stay Alert Administrator has received numerous requests to re-address NPSG 8A and 8B. NPSG 8A states that healthcare organizations shall implement a process to obtain and document the patient's current medications upon admission/entry to the healthcare organization. NPSG 8B states that the patient's complete list of medications is communicated to the next provider of service when the patient is referred, transferred or discharged to another setting, service, practitioner or level of care... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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